Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ODYSSEY / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002238362 Incident Date: Dec, 26 2002
Consumer's City: FOXBORO Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ODYSSEY Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 2HKRL18601H Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 27 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Automatic sliding doors apply dangerous pressure to people before retracting. i have been hurt twice by being crushed and bruised by doors closing on my body when door was accidently activated while loading children and passengers. the sensor to retract does not operate as indicated by manufacturer. this defect poses serious danger to children. also, both sliding doors have been malfunctioning since oct 2002. will almost close, then retract with nothing obstructing them. dealer has attempted to repair this malfunction four times in the last year starting at 25,000 miles with no success. faulty junction switches have been replaced and doors rehoned but malfunctions continue to happen approx every couple months and mileage is now at 38,000. driver side window is very slow to raise. faulty regulator was replaced oct, 2002. almost a year later, the problem continues to occur with dealer saying it just needs cleaning. car has been serviced three times in the last year for this problem.